Annisquam Bridge

Annisquam Bridge
Annisquam Bridge in 1987
Location Gloucester, Massachusetts
Built 1861
Architect Fred T. Hall
NRHP reference # 83000572[1]
Added to NRHP June 23, 1983

The Annisquam Bridge is a historic bridge in Annisquam, Massachusetts, a village within the city of Gloucester. The bridge was built in 1861 to replace an earlier 1847 bridge that crossed Lobster Cove. It is a wooden pile bridge, a type of which only two others were found in New England as part of a c. 1979 survey. The bridge is 440 feet (130 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide, and had a drawbridge section in the center that was moved by a hand-cranked winch. The bridge has repeatedly been the subject of safety closings and restorative work over the course of the 20th century, and was completely rebuilt in 1946-7, removing the draw. Despite this, it was closed to vehicular traffic in 1968, and pedestrian traffic in 1987.[2] The bridge has since been rehabilitated, and is open to pedestrian traffic.

The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "MACRIS inventory record for Annisquam Bridge". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-22.

Coordinates: 42°39′18″N 70°40′32.4″W / 42.65500°N 70.675667°W / 42.65500; -70.675667 (Annisquam Bridge)


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